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As king, he worked to incorporate officials of Chinese origin more fully into the Chûzan/Ryûkyû court. By granting them posts and titles which derived from himself, and not solely from the [[Ming Dynasty|Ming]] Court, he strengthened their reliance on - and thus loyalty to - the Ryukyuan court.<ref>Tomiyama Kazuyuki, ''Ryûkyû ôkoku no gaikô to ôken'', Yoshikawa kôbunkan (2004), 48.</ref>
As king, he worked to incorporate officials of Chinese origin more fully into the Chûzan/Ryûkyû court. By granting them posts and titles which derived from himself, and not solely from the [[Ming Dynasty|Ming]] Court, he strengthened their reliance on - and thus loyalty to - the Ryukyuan court.<ref>Tomiyama Kazuyuki, ''Ryûkyû ôkoku no gaikô to ôken'', Yoshikawa kôbunkan (2004), 48.</ref>
Though generally considered the first king of the first Shô dynasty, Shô Shishô is only referred to as "king" (国王, J: ''kokuô'', C: ''guowang'') in some historical sources, and not in others. The historical understanding of his position or status is thus known to have been ambiguous.
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